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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04


"Why, why, madam -"
"Then a big crowd Of baldheaded old
hypocrites and cornstalk dudes will stand
around and bet on the hosses.
"Why, madam, l suppose there will be
some betting"
"Then there will be o lot of old blokes
up on the Judges stand, too drunk to tell
which boss does come in ahead."'a ..4.s
"N-o. oh, no -. "a
"Don't you sno me, I tell you they
will all be drunk! Then Q man with .
mouth like new cellar will stand up and
sell pools on tho races and lie and cheat
and break the law" ..a.4.,s D..
"I'm sorry, madam, but -,
81 know it's AL sol And the race wiii
be sold by the owners, or some miserable
driver will be paid to throw it, and II sn
honest man does bet on It he'll get beat
ont of his money.
q Madam. Pm sorry that you appear %
much opposed to Horse racing" y -
0Me opposed 70 hoss racing r" y ''i' ..
."I gather 30 from your femaRks." !
"No. sir. not much / just tnderstand
II. that's ali. Whist ~f~csifSd fUFwas to
see If vou couldn't give me sapeinterson
whiok & aoing TO bsaA Eve sold.s best
inc stove and : wintercloak, and Pse gal
nv eye On . long-aegsea gray nsss, ,but.l
don't want 70 70 and put tho money os
her unlsss she's going to get there - ~
home stretch. I'm willing 70 iWhack lI
what ! Tot for tho cloak,to anybody tha:4
mt ma on TO 3 dead sure thing 70 ppt The
stove money on p'-Nnxeto 8sK
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04
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| "Who vas thaG iuyoor bog, the other
| night, Aollie ?" asksd :. bssat;eal blonde
being, framed BY Nstsss 70 support the
struggling milliners. st the sxpeuse of the
head OF the family 6rst and some other
man altar, to . brunette being q the
same kind.
20, that was NJ. Smith, Of New York.
Hes awfally haadsqmA isn't be, Jssie p
He's just splendid"
He's Of good family, too."
Introduce me, won't your
Poor thing!''
I'll tell you what we'll do. I'll keen
him for the Santa Cruz trip, aud you can
have him for the Springs."
Extract from q letter from Aupustus
Caesar Smith, San Francisco, to his sister
in New York;
You win b pleased, my dearest sia To t,ov
that am Progressing finely in California
mSiiel anSf lq6s BIZ re- H0o a1nWi1s YpURk2a6 uMiW
years most sucte11idhys ID @dbllafcuhnfe She
70 much struck with me, and 4 seems to be quite
genuine She has invited me 70 strongly 70 70
to Santa Crux while her family 10 there, that L
very shortly. feel that only need speak now
TO be accepted. Congratulate mer
IN.
"How was he, Mollie2"
"Who?"
"Smith."
"Smith? What Smith,"
"Smith OF New York"
"Oh, he was splendid. The first two
weeks we had q splendid time"
"Well, you remember your promise ?"
"What aboutp"
"To give him to me-"
Certainly. You can have him. He's
all right; very pleasant and agreeable
until he proposes to marry you. Then
made eight holes in the sand with his
knees at Santa Cruz imploring me to
become Mrs. Smith"
Extract from letter from A. G. Smith
to bis sister:
:" You will be pained 10 learn that found the
Mollie Blank told you about . little fool. /
coaldn't stand her after two weeks acquaintance.
You would not have liked her, know. have
become smitten with true and noble little wo-
man, Miss Josie --, who is In every respect
the antithesis Of that cOquette. She will make .
lovely little wife-and she Ia quite - wealthy
I am happy this time, for know she loves me-"
sis1ss.> s.ss.T,Is, lt(,obF .t-4s.
Brief note from A. G. Smith to his
sister:
"Ay Dearest S.Esr: Strike father for $3.50 for
me to get home with.
"Yeur afkectionste brother. Gus"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

a -. Jcoe walked down shs afs1a
~ eeeday, bsanisg ui<h 3 pnaiaia.,
~ uS sesss was whesly nee fto1 gsstela
NJ tAsn coald his eA1a SplFlt fsIsjef
- ~ one nand w. shlniag 6I1Sls;
M esoehee veeo of kha ISnesf $3.50
And Which the same NJ - ne1isS
me people eyed Joees Il IL InaisIs-
"a. 1oe noan1al q faR
He stumbled an1 f6
a. teea woald Josse haye knswsd fsisIs
H!enpsd heeaieag into ~ Nalals,
Lat he tnoasnt no tAougAts shas wsrs vsIsla
Nor madga display of n boisle-
He got up aad ct down.
.Wtteoat grin o. fFoHR
1es wished he Were distans nAisls.
-0Bsfna19 Zssp.asv.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01

Attorney General Garland an.
nounces that he would not accept an
appointment of justice Of the supreme
court, and says that the president
was informed more than a year ago
that he had determined to retire from
public place and public life at tine end
OF his term as attorney general. So
this element is elimenated from dis
cussion. Mr.. Garland, in addition
TO the condition of his health, utters
one sentiment that will meet with a
general approval. He feels that cit is
due the public service that, as a gen.
eral rule, and other things being equal,
one who enter upon the performance
Of the duties ofsupreme justice should
have a fair and reasonable prospect
of twenty years of active labor, before
reaching the age named by the law for
retiring"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01
The Intellectual Girl.
n the Merchant Traveller.

From the Merchant Traveller.
Sam Sample is quite student and
consequently a great admirer of the
intellectual, especially in the fair sex.
The other evening he was attending a
party, and made the acquaintance of
p young lady whose features were de-
cideiy OF an intellectual cast. After a
number Of attempts he succeeded in
getting her to sit out one OF the dances
with him. After a few preliminary re-
marks Sam opened with: (Which of
shakspeaIe's plays do you admire the
most9' "Oh, / really don't know;
did Shakespeare write "A Bunch of
Keys? am ready 10 say that I
admire that the most, without seeing
any OF the Others eyes" said Sam,
its nice evening, isn't it?" "Oh,
perfectly divine, isn't it just too love
~? The atmost, here is simply heaven.
". ! was afraid it was going to be
stormy this evening. 1t was very
c,oudy this afternoon: eyes, it was;
but it's nice tonight. ard .ailis well
that ends we'll Why, Mr.. Sample
I'm surprised at You; everybody says
that you are SO original. /" Indeed! [
feel comp!imented; but why are you
surprised" I'm sure I've heard that
remark about ending well somewhere
before.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01

The immigration to California dur
ing the past year is reported to have
amounted to about 100000 persons.
Southern California got most OF them,
and it is estimated that the money
spent in advertising that section has
returned, multiplied by 1000. It is a
good sanitarium but not the best for
people who have to make Lying by
the sweat OF their brows. Other Sec
lions farther north are much better.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01
Turpentine Farming.

Finding myself in the pine-region of
southeast Georgia, and thinking that
some information on the subject
above named may not prove unin-
terestlng to your readers, | will en-
deavor to tell to them that which
has been impaired to ME by those
thoroughly conversant with the whole
business
A turpentine-farm consists of from
five to forty crops of ten thousand
five hundred boxes each. The
work is sometimes carried on by the
owners Of pine-forests themselves;
again, the trees are eased out for a..
number Of years, two Or three
being about the limit. Negro labor
is principally employed in this
section. The work commences in
November, when the boxing of
the trees begins. The boxes. which.
are cut sloplng back into the trees
about q foot from the ground, meas
ure three inches back at bottom four
deep, and about seventeen in length.
In March they are cornered; that is, a.
chip is taken off on both sides just
above the ends of the boxes. Next
ohO 1e'Soo III vi pug dIS Cul N-Slldp0'
between and above the places chalked.
The number of faces on each tree de-
ponds upon its size, varying from one
to three. Besides the original cutting
on the faces, the trees are hacked once.
a week during the dripping season with
a peculiarly shaped knife suited to
the purpose. The hacking increases
the length OF the faces, as one or two
inches OF bark are taken off above each
time.
The dipping OF the crude into bar
rels begins about the middle OF March,
and the boxes are emptied seven or
eight times during the season. They
hold from one to two quarts each,
and from 10000 boxes 21O barrels
are considered fair, $50 a fine yield.
The first years dripping is called ''vir-
gln,' the second '.yearling,' and all
other ''old stuff" From eight barrels
of crude they get two OF spirits OF tur-
pentine. and five to five and half of
resin. OF the latter there are several
grades: w. w., "water-white; w. Co.!
"window-glass;;" NJ, next highest, and
so on up the alphabet, but down in
quality, to A, the letter J being omit
ted. The first drippings, if not scorch-,-
ed in boiling, make beautifully white,
transparent resin; hence the name
''wat-r-white." The crude producing
this can never be obtained from the
trees after the first months running;
that for w. g., "window-glass," pos
sibly, into July or August.-L. w Ro,
barts, in Popular Science Monthly.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01

Buffalo Bills wild west show in
London is all the rage among amuse-
ment seekers. Queen Victoria and
the leading members Of the aristocra.
cy have attended the exhibition and
that Of itself was sufficient to set the
public current in that direction.
Everybody who visits London goes
to the show, and Americans, who
would not take the trouble to see i At
home, are filled with enthusiasm, and
American newspapers fill columns
with descriptions of it.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01


An I went to de rivah,
An couldn't git ercross.
AMI give five dollahs TO- n ole blind boss.
., Jenny, amt 20 ash cake done, my
da'lin?
Jenny, amt yo' ash cake done, my
deah?
Big ole buzza'd er fyIn by;
Sezee, "Ole man, yo'hoss'l II die,
An eff e dies I'll tan is skin,
N if he lives I'll ride i'm ergin.
Q, Jenny, amt yo' ash cake done, my
da'lin?'
Jenny, amt 20 ash cake done, my
deah.
Sol my boss in Tennessee,
N his iawbone come back to me,
An dejawbone popped an de marrer flew
Highs my head, an higher too.
O, Jenny, amt yo' ash cake done, my
da'lin!'
Jenny, ain't yo' ash cake done, my
deah?
There would be scramble for the
last ear, and when it was stripped OF
It's husk and tossed on the pile they
would make rush for the master,
and, lifting him, a willing captive, tie
their shoulders, they would carry him
all around the corn pile, singing, yell.
ing, dancing. and laughing until they
were tired out.
'Treat, boss, treat" would then be
the cry, and the old brown jug would
be passed, and long and deep were the
draughts they made.
Under the shadow of the great hon
ey locust trees long tables were set and
heaped and piled in prodigal hospital,
lty were the homely viands OF the
plantations, with generous share OF .
the "knicknacks" and-goodies OF the
white folks table
"Qult dar, now. Ak de blessin,'
Pepper Joe,' and then the venerable
supernumerarywo take his place at
the head of the table:
Good Lo'd mex us tankfu' TO- wot
we bout to receive, an Dress de miss,
is an de massa an all yo' chillen, TO-
Christ's sake, amen"
Then there was such a clatter OF
knives and forks and such merry peals
of laughter that one unacquainted
with the state of affairs could never
have dreamed that they were slaves.
Supper over, the darkeys would as
assemble in the front yard, and alter
few songs and dances they would
disperse, and their mellow voices
could be heard for long distance as
they tramped homeward through the
woods.
Such was an old time corn shocking,
now grown almost obsolete in the
SOUTH"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01

DR.. Hollifeld, a Presby terrain preach
er OF St. Louis, is going for the mind
cure with true marked vigor. Hesays:
ut is neither Christian nor science,
but bold, blasphemous infidelity."
ut produces two different but equally
fatal results" says he, Pleading to
austere asceticism on the one hand
and to the grossest sensualities on the
other. .-... "~. ,~-.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01

In the last four months there have
been no less than three hundred and
! fifty new banks formed in the United
States. 1t almost seems that the
profitable limit in this business must
be reached before lcng. Yet there are
few or no signs thatitis near at hand,
nor is it likely to be reached so long
as money finds ready business at rea:
sonable good rates. About fifty Of
these new banks have been organized
under the national system. This is
reassuring in view OF the fear which
has been entertained that the nations
al banks are likely to be rapidly di.
unfinished by the payment OF the pub.
lie debt. Whatever may be the case
in the large cities, it is apparently an
object for the smaller national banks
to replace the 8 per cents. with cost.
lier bonds. Every dollar OF note cir.
culation brings in al interest revenue
(including the 4 per cent. bond inter,
ist) Of 6 to s per cent. net. Many
banks, therefore, will find it to their
advantage not to reject this addition.
algain, even ifthey have to pay 25
per cent. premium for their basal Sc.
curity. While this rate OF profit can
be kept up the calling in OF bonds may
considerably trouble the national
bank system, but it cannot entirely
overthrow it.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01

Mr.. Edward Atkinson says, and
proves it, that cat the present time
the average rate of wages in the United
States in nearly every art which is OF
any material Importance is higher
than ever before, higher even, with
very few exceptions, than at the worst
period of paper money initiation in
1866 and 7. t~
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01

The Pennsylvania legislature has
abolished the state tax on watches,
furniture and pleasure carriages.
There, as elsewhere, the assessment
Of this tax has been unequal. Much
Of this classes of property has escaped
taxation, and the perjury committed
IN valuing it is enough in volume to
sink a nation.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01
The supreme court OF the United
States maintains the validity OF the
drive we'll patent, that has been ip
dispute for some years.

What is regarded as very signif-
can't sign is theconstant transmission
Dt large sums Of money from Vienna,
Berlin and Paris to London for safe
keeping. That fact is in itself a more
war-like one than any number OF di-
plomatic or even military rumors they
telegraph, to be contradicted one day
and repeated the next.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01

a
The supreme court OF the state has re.
sversed one OF it's former decisions relative
to usury. The syllabus OF the last de-
cision is as follows: Held under the stat
ute-overruling former decision in this
zcourt-that one who as a plaintiff, seeks
the avoidance and cancellation OF securi-
ties for usury, need not as q condition OF
obtaining such relief offer to pay what he
has received with interest. The fact that
a mortgage void for usury has been fore
closed by sale under a power, the purchas.
er having notice OF the usury, does not
prevent the mortgagor from avoiding the
that purpose. Our former decision herein
is overruled, and the Judgment appealed
from is reversed.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Davis, aged seventy
five and seyenty-two years respectively.
tor C. K. Davis, went out to McCarron
Lake, three miles from ST. Paul. on fish
ing excursion. The boat was accidentally
c;tpsized and Mr.. and Mrs. Davis were
thrown into the water. The water was
about fourteen feet deep and all three oc-
cupants OF the boat sank at once. Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis came to the surface III
the same time when the former at onca
saw that the boat was ten feet away and
that Mrs. Davis was strangling. He called
to her and told her not to struggle and not
grasp him or his clothing. He then swan
to her and took her to the shore, and4nft-
erwards saved the boatrnan. Mrs Davis re-
tanned completecontrolo OF herself and obey.
ed all Of Mr.. Davis instructions. This
fact alone enabled him to save her life. Tor
had she struggled or caught at his clothing
both would undoubtedly have been drown
ed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-27

Allison Barlow to L onard Rice-Ag ee-
r~put to convey OTIS I .. 8 snd 6 Layton and
vsits sui division of lot block oil, H
T26OO.
Eugene t Arnold and Bell Arnold to W F
Marsh--l4 acres in Ro Santiago de Santa
Ana 10000.
A Rwslcott to W + Marsh-s1a of lots l
and block G, Orange, and lots Ia aud IL
block 2, and lot 8 block IL, Beaudry tract
No. 2; $4,000.
Eugene T Arnold to w Marsh-Lot 7
block A, shaifer's addition, Orange;
5000
II Austin and Dudley to Edward
acknowledgements TO convey lot Prospect
Square tract, Pasadena; $2109.
John Deveuuey To l. IL Green, f l. Buck,
|, Clarke aud Wellington GarGiner-Agree-
| ment to convey 10 acres in Ro Santiago dc
s inta Ana; $4,000.
a Finley to same Agreement to convey
300 aCros in Ro santiago dc Santa Ana
| $l4,50
| l. K Blair TO NJ valentine-Lot block O.
i MunruVia; $1,000.
| A NJ Edelman to Edison J King-SE 40 feet
vi lots Il aud z block 20, Huber tract; 5000.
| Mrs Mary \ Fleming, formerly H0adley, 10
Mrs Sallie II Iugersoli-LOt 80 block Il, Col
ina Park; $1,000.
| SUMMARY.
NumhO~ Of transfers above $1,000 each, SO.
| Total amount OF consideration S22S ,531.
Number of transfers under $1,000, 80
Total amount OF consideration, $l6 ,293.
| Transfers for nominal consideration, Is.
| Aggregate of days transfers, 1874 SIS.
| lNoTE.-Transfers OF which the cousiders
lion is less than $1,000 are not published III
The above listl.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-27
Some Good bargains,

To any one desiring to find good acreage
in tirsG-class settlement hone better in
southern California - good schools and
churches convenient. 1t will bay you 10
look this up. Land from 700 to $Iu0 per
acre. 1t will cost YOU nothing to come
around and investigate this. We also have
a large st of city property.
House and lot between seventh and Eighth
streets, 81 1OO: OH easy terms.
Lots i'll East Los Angeles, price $500, on
the iustallment plan.
Lots ON Electric railway S4O0, easy terms.
Twenty acres twelve miles from city, large
pla>ter-d house and barn, orchard aud al
ialfa on the place. grounds laid out in good
shape. everything ready to 60 to work to
farming. Terms easy. All for 5000 per
acre.
one hundred acres close to city; good
land, very cheap at T125 per acre. To any
one doubling that these lands will not pro-
duce good crops, please call around aud we
will convince You.
GREEN, ASHENFELTER d MCLAREN,
south Fort street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-27
Il ...... Slo9,o7s, 1888 $13. s17,s0:
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Sr ELNo.-Mrs George Campton, Mrs W
H. Torker, Newnull; w 4 Hiekok san
Diego; Waiter b Lee. san francesca; ? F
II, use and wife, Mrs b 4 Rice, Ed J. Farris,
Pasadena.
NApEAU.-W Finney, San Francisco; 0
j Brow and wife, Pomona W NJ Bamston,
Montreal, Canada; Fam + Thayer. Lee ia
cubs, Alex l. Well Simon Juda, San Fran
cisco; Harrison, Miss Daisy Harrison, Napa;
f Is Shermau, san Francisco: w r Wolfe.
New York; IL l. Drew and wife, Miss y l.
Drew, SAN Beinardino.
New UNITED STATEs-wiliam A Parker.
John A Murray, T J Kelley, 7 c Flensen,
Santa Ana; William MunsUn, San Bernar-
dino: y NJ Crissmon aud child, j q Cook,
Ventura; samuel kreamer, wife aud sister,
Bogart, Ii w Sewall L C Corbaley, San
Francisco; Frank Peterson, Boston: Lhas J
Perkins, + W Gregg, San Bernartiino; Chas
French and wife, Mis- July Hagul, Pomona;
J NJ Cl,mer ami wife, san Fernando; f b
JenniI gs New Orleans
Keller oakland; + Davis, Auaheim; Z
jenkins, Earlham, Cal; Mrs c A Woods,
Monrovia: + Leavenworth, Gray-s Harhor,
w L; JOS 5 Wallace, san Pedro; Frost, San
Franeisco: Iceland, Tulare; L ko, ken,
City; Thos II 1hupson lulare; W Blaisdel.
Oakland; John Greaves, San Francisco; VIM
Jones, Modesto; Frank Wilson, P.sddana;
E Hyde. New York; Chas l. Gale, buffalo,
Y; III Z 10 es, Rhvena; Jas Peaeock, Jr,
Cotton; Il karpe, Milwaukee, Wis.
GRAND CENTRAL-W Collins, Kansas; S
Livingston San Francisco; Geo Everest,
Chus Palmer Port Huron; w Dixon. Los
Angeles; Bey aud lady, New York; Geo
Pink, u Palmer, San Bernardiuo; w
Flounery, Hsnford; A Mosely, J d De Gear
and wife, W Bins, 5 ameiiIo; II Bush,
Selma; L Hall, fresno; 5 Harer d wife,
Frank Reese, loren; Thomas Kelly, New
York; II French, Minnesota: c FAIR,
Alhamhra.
81. CHARLEs HoTEL-D r Miller, Iowa;
| l. B Munth, D Berry, Riverside; U duncan,
Compton; 4 Holtz, Kansas City; l. Wise
hoh, d Peterson, W Cunning, California; A
II Rowe, George Defreis, LyOnus, Kansas:
John Roberts, Riverside; p outteufie d,
stockton; W B IA, mOnd, San Francisco;
C Jurd, Cotton; l. NJ Highnet, Pomona; n
Bowman, l. Mawsou, Calf 'rnia: John Lo-
PEI, Wilmington; A Davis, Santa Paul
NJ Dotey, Carey, o.; l. Franken, California;
| W Keller, John Osterman, San Francisco
| lyman Aver, James T Fell, Pomona; I
| Peterson. Cal fornla: NJ Robot, Naples; j
Davidson, e Kerr, w NJ Thornton, Cali OF
MIA; H jordan, Orange; F Wilson, Los Alan
etus; f NJ wIgran, California; b penke, w
Gregory, G Blond. sun Francisco; F Ocam-
10, santa Ana; Hank Rass, San Rafael; j
Mehbig, st Louis.